307 Mysterious White Veiled Woman (2/2)
”He can absolve himself from being responsible over it. As long as he says that the information he obtained was wrong, what can the Murong Clan do about it?” The woman paused for a moment before blinking calmly. ”If we succeed in this quest and no one from the Murong Clan survives, who can prove that the people on the salt ship are from the Murong Clan instead of pirates?”
”Whew…” The group sucked in sharp breaths.
”I didn't expect that the NPCs will have so many complicated stuff going on between them. No matter what it is, the Murong Clan is still an aristocratic family, you know. Looks like these people have all been manipulated by the imperial court's navy!”
”Far from it.” The veiled woman recomposed herself. She cast a glance at a few groups of people in the distance who had also not taken any action.
”We're definitely not the only ones who have noticed that something's strange. There's probably plenty of people who have noticed it. But the Murong Clan and the navy's conflict has nothing to do with us. As long as we complete the quest and obtain the benefits we should, it'll be enough.”
”Lil' Sis Shadow, you're right.”
Everyone smiled in a way that said that it was how they expected things should progress. They cast their gazes on the circular formation of ships formed by the Murong Clan while feeling very relaxed. It did not look that they were anxious that the players—numbering to more than ten thousand—impatiently rushing to surround the area would kill all the people and snatch all the rewards.
To them, the Murong Clan was an aristocratic family that had quite a lot of power and strength. If they defended themselves and counterattacked with all their might, they could deal a heavy blow toward the more than ten thousand players.
They did not want to have their blood spilled there and end up as someone else's stepping stone.
”Let them rush forward. If the circle formation isn't broken, the Murong Clan's counterattack will be very terrifying. We just have to watch by the side. If we can't get any kills, we can just watch from the sidelines.”
The woman with the white veil frowned slightly when she heard the man's words. She seemed to have a different opinion.
”Big brother, don't be so certain. Don't forget that the NPCs are not the entire reason behind why a storyline is triggered. This time, we aren't the ones who triggered the conflict between the Murong Clan and the imperial court's navy. It might be triggered by a player who is currently among the ships. The others might be worried about who can get more kills, but in truth, that person is the one who is the deciding factor for this quest.”
”Are you talking about the Murong Clan's hidden forces?” The man frowned, and his expression grew stern.
The woman with the white veil nodded with certainty. ”Over the past half a year since World of Martial Arts has been launched, the quests have always had a unique system to keep them in balance. Each quest has a certain degree of danger accompanying it. The fleet might seem very powerful, but anyone with eyes can tell that its strength is limited, and the momentum behind its attacks is not strong.
”Even the mechanisms have been shut down, which proves that they can't continue using them. What's left are just hundreds of people in the circle formation formed by the ships! The disparity in strength is great! So I won't believe it if someone says there are no hidden forces there.”
The expression of everyone around the woman turned solemn.
Some of the things that she said were things that they saw themselves. Far too many people had taken up the group quest, so the fleet could not compare with them in terms of numbers.
”If that's the case, are you saying that it's actually a good thing that we haven't approached the ships?”
”There is no absolute good or bad in anything. Let's continue observing the situation. After all, the players are the ones playing the game. The ones who can truly determine the situation are us.”
The veiled woman answered the question from the person beside her with nigh abnormal rationality. But her words were something that her companions could not refute.
When they cast their gazes at the circle formation once more, the power of the numerous players which had been accumulating for a long time finally exploded!
However, at that moment, a commotion burst out in the area in front of them.
Within their field of vision was a man in Yellow Dragon Archer Gear. At some point in time, he had appeared at a high point of the lead ship and was staring straight at them.
His blue hero's bandana danced with the wind while he held a luxurious and noble-looking sword in its sheath. An enigmatic Bamboo Hat, which he had to have obtained from the royal mausoleum, was in his other hand, and he slowly placed it on his head.